Historical Events 1811 - Louisiana slave revolt by Charles Deslondes at German Coast 1877 - Crazy Horse and his Sioux warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory). 1947 - General George Marshall becomes US Secretary of State 1949 - "My Romance" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 95 performances 1982 - Johnny Cash Parkway opens in Hendersonville‚ Tennessee 1995 - Philadelphia Phillies 12-time All Star third baseman Mike Schmidt is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1814 - Johannes Kneppelhout‚ Dutch writer‚ born in Leiden‚ Netherlands (d. 1885) 1917 - Peter Taylor‚ American novelist‚ born in Trenton‚ Tennessee (d. 1994) 1936 - Robert May‚ Baron May of Oxford‚ Australian-born British scientist‚ born in Sydney‚ Australia 1937 - Robert Moran‚ American composer (Trinity Requiem)‚ born in Denver‚ Colorado 1964 - Marc Quinn‚ English artist (Alison Lapper Pregnant)‚ born in London‚ England 1985 - Sam Levison‚ American actor and filmmaker (created TV show Euphoria) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1934 - Alexandre Stavisky‚ French swindler‚ dies 1944 - William Kissam Vanderbilt II‚ member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) 1972 - Kenneth Patchen‚ American writer (See You in the Morning)‚ dies at 60 1986 - Yaroslav Seifert‚ Czech poet (Nobel 1984)‚ dies at 84 2010 - Tony Halme‚ Finnish boxer and politician (b. 1963) 2014 - Ben Garrido Blaz‚ American politician (Rep-R-Guam‚ 1985-93)‚ dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »